Architecture PortfolioChi Hung LeungPasadena City College 2010-2011

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Metro Exit and Community Center Spatial Sequence Minimal Surfaces5-13 15-19 21-25

Chi Hung Leung

Contact Information

Cell Phone:

(626) 400 - 7416

Email Address:Brandon _Leung@hotmail.com

Education:Pasadena City College 2010-2012

Software Experience

Drafting:Autocad

Digital Modeling:Rhinoceros

Illustrating:Adobe IllustratorAdobe PhotoShopAdobe InDesign

Rendering:Maxwell RenderBunkerspeed Shot

Surface and EnvelopeBeach Shelter 27-31 33-37

METRO EXIT AND BICYCLE RENTAL

Course: Arch 10BSemester: Fall 2011

Instructor: Coleman Griffith

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3D Datum2D Datum and Bounding Box

Bounding Box

Aerial View

Determined Location

Concept and Research:

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Transition

Reunion

Exchange

轉變 交換

團聚

轉

Rotation

Different

變

團

Corporation

Transform

Round Mass

Group

Regiment

Together

聚To Assemble

To Gather

To combine

交

換

To Hand Over

To Join

To associate with

To Connect

To Link

To Unite

To Joint

Deliver

Render

To turn In

To Consociate

Tie In

Colligate

Relate

Change

To Affiliate

Assort

Consort

SumSum

TackCollect

Forgather

CompoundContribute

Aggregate

Merge

To UniteMix

Conflate

Give

Accumulation

Collection

Body

Organization

Legion

Division

Associations

Business

Family

Alter

Revision

Transmute

Transubstantiate

Metamorphose

Translate

Modify

Various

Diversifed

Alternative

Miscellaneous

Contrary

DeviantDisparate

RevolutionCircumvolution

FlowLocus Ambit

Germination

Germination

Prolongment Inception

Prolongment Inception

Project Description:

We are assigned to design a community center for local residents in a location that is a park currently currently. The redesign site should contain a Metro exit, community center and Bike rentals. For us, we need to start with the project with bikes’ scale so that we would know the scale of ev-erything.Then, we need to use the binocular method to consider our concept. From our concept, we would then be using site da-tum as a reference so that they could help us to create our design. In my design, I uses the minimal surfaces tool to help me getting an overall shape.

Concept:

My concept is germination, and the bin-ocular words are prolongments and incep-tion. By definitions, germination has several meanings such as coming into existence, causing to develop, and creating new life. The meanings of prolongment are extend-ing the duration of and making longer is spatial extent. Inception refers to the begin-ning or the commencement. In this project, the Metro Exit is my seed and it germinates along with the shadows of tree.

Challenge:

First off, the challenge is that we need to use to site datums in order to determine the location of our model and it has to put it in a way that is following our inital concept. The Metro Station’s location is going to fol-low our design which would have a `̀rela-tionship with the site.

Site Information:

Pan Pacific Park, Los Angeles, CA

Vertical Datum

Tree Street LightCar Fence Bicycle Bench person riding a bike People

Tree

Street Light

Car

Fence

BicycleBench

person riding a bikePeople

Vertical Datum

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Using minimal surface building skill to trace the form of the quantitative model.

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Use the shadow as a part of datum, and trace it in AutoCAD.

The Process

March 21st 10am

Then, loft the edge of the shadow with the height of the tree individually.

Use the Panelling tool to create trasitions between each individual shadow-and-tree model.

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After completing multiple lofting and rebuilding steps, the form that was produced is a quantitative model by using the shadows of the trees.

Contour all of the models and loft between them. Modify it by using surrounding buildings’ datum and constrains.

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CD

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24 hours Storage

Bicycle Repair Center

Infomration CenterCounter and Rentals

Restroom and Changing Room

Plaza

Metro Exit

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B

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SCALE : 1’-0”= 1/ 16”SECTION A

Floor Plan SCALE : 1’-0”=1/8”

Section A SCALE : 1’-0”=1/8”

Section B SCALE : 1’-0” = 1/8”11

Metro Exit

Metro Entrance

Section C SCALE : 1’-0” = 1/4”

AXO SCALE : 1’-0” = 1/8”

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Top View of Bike Repair Center and Bike Rental

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Spatial Sequence

Course: Arch 10BSemester: Fall 2011

Instructor: Coleman Griffith

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Spatial Organization and Relationship in a Case Study

Private Space

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Circulation

Interlocking Public Space

Project Description:

This Project lets the student understand the spatial relationships, ordering, and organi-zations. The idea is that circulation connects the public spaces. It does not connect with private spaces such as bathrooms and bedrooms. The students have to choose a case study and physically model it at the later stage. Each architecture consists of private space, public space, and circula-tions which are illustrated in physical model by using walnut wood, acrylics, and bass wood respectively . It is similar to a puzzle as circulation interlocks with the public

spaces.

The Challenge:

The Challenge part that I encountered were both understanding the spatial rela-tionship and the model process. We have to understand how each space relates to another one first in order to build the physi-cal model to illustrate it. The materials of the model were made of walnut wood, bass wood, medium density fiber board and acrylics. I gained a lot of modeling skills and experience through this excercise. Also, the circulation and public spaces have to interlock with each other, and it takes a long time for me to figure out the spatial sequence of this project.

Case Study:

For my case study, I chose the Glen Os-mond House which is located in Glen Os-mond, Australia. The Architect is Swanbury Penglase and it was completed in 2009. It features with the disoriented floor plan organization and it has various kinds of spatial organization as well. Also, it’s a

double story apartment.

Grid Organization Second Floor Plan Diagram

A

A

Circulation

Interlocking Public Space

Private Space

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Physical Model

First Floor Plan Diagram Section A

1. Entering from the front yard to the hallway.

5. Unlocking a part of the living room and the kitchen public space.

11. Leaving the living room and entered the roof. 12. Unlocking the hallway. 12. Unlocking the Roof.

6. Entering the hallway which will lead to the stairs to go upstars. 7. Unlocking the hallway public space.

2. Turn left and enter the center of the living room.

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13. Enterring the inner part of roof. 14. Unlocking the first, inner part of roof. 14. Unlocking the last, inner part of roof.

8. Unlocking the back door entrance public space. 9. Going up the stairs and arrived at the second floor. 10. Unlocking the initial livng room at the second floor.

3. Unlocking the hallway public space. 3. Unlocking a part of living room public space. 4. Enter the Kitchen.

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Minimal Surfaces

Course: Arch 12BSemester: Fall 2011Instructor: Andy Ku

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1. Divide line AC in order to gettheir mid-point. Then, connectcorner D with mid point B toproduce line BD.

A

B

D

C

2. Use line BD as the axis to createcone I.

A

B

D

C

I

3. Create surface EFCD in order tocontact with cone I. Then usecone I to trim surface EFCD.

I

A

D

C

EF

4. By duplicating the trimmed surfaceEFCD, it creates arc GH.

A

D

C

B

EF

G

H

5. Then create line IC and use it as theaxis of cone II. Create surface ACD anduse it to intersect with cone II, and itcreates arc HJ.

A

D

C

B

EF

G

H

I

II

J

Project Description:

The objective is to set up a boundary to create a minimal surfaces within it by using

simple geometries and shapes.

Challenge:

The Boundary of a single minimal surface is very difficult to connect back to each other. When I am using the geometries in order to create the boundary of the minimal surface, I have to experiment it into a several way so that I can understand how minimal surfaces can be built. Also, the steps and rules are very critical in the process, I have to make sure the previous step has no error in order to move on to the next step.

Stage Description:

After creating a single piece of minimal sur-face, I start to explore the different, possible architectural structure that it can form. I use tools such as mirror, rotate and bend so as to create a massive possible groups of mini-mal surfaces that has volumes inside of itself. The massive struncture has lots of occupying

space inside it.

The Process:The exterior structure of a group of minimal surfaces.

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6. Create line BG in order to createsurface FBG. Divide line AF into twosegments which gets a midpoint K. Useit to create line DK. Divide line DK intofour segments and it creates points Land M. Use line LM to create cone III.Intersect cone III with surface FBG.

A

D

C

B

EF

G

H

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J

K

L

MIII

7. Arc GN is created by duplicating theedge of intersection of cone III andsurface FBG.Then connect points J and N.

A

D

C

EF

G

H

I

JN

8. Create line IO and CE in order toget points P and Q. Use them to createline PQ. Divide line PQ into threesegments which creates point R. Usepoints J, N and R to create a circle. Trimthe longer part of circle by usingpoints N and J.

A

D

C

EF

G

H

I

J

N

O

P

QR

9. Then, arc JNR will be the last edge othe minimal surface.

A

D

C

F

G

H

I

JN

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The single structure unit of minimal surfaces group with connecting pieces.

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1. Mirror the minimal surfaceby using axis DE.

A

DE

B

C

2. Mirror both surfaces by using axis DF.

A

D F

B

C

3. Mirror the whole bounding boxby using axis CG.

A G

C

The exterior of the minimal surfaces structure

5. Then, mirror the surfaces diagonally.

A

C

H

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4. Mirror the bounding boxes both vertically and horizonatally.

A

C

H

The interior of the minimal surfaces structure fields.

Beach Shelter

Course: Arch 10ASemester: Spring 2011

Instructor: Sandy Lee27

Project Description:

In this project, we create our design through the existing site information. From researching the beach and its daily usage statistics, we can set up a rule and create a diagram for the site. Then, we can use

the diagram and start to design our model.

Challenge:

The hardest part of this project is to trans-fer from two-dimensional drawings into three-dimension models. Besides, there are also constrains that we have to follow. Once we got through this bottleneck step, our design will be a lot easier as we know a method to transform the data that we already had.

Site Location:

Isle Of Wight, UKThis location is in the birds’ immigration path. When it’s in the winter season, there will be lots of birds moving out from it to other countries. When it’s in spring, the birds from other countries will move to this small island to stay for several months. This small island contains 140,200 residents, whose density is 369 people within square kilometers.There are many visitors visiting this island per year. In 1999, the total visitors visited the islands had gone up to 2.7 million visi-tors. It’s a lot compared to 140,200 resi-dents.

Material Choice:

For my physical model, i used acryics, bass wood sticks, and white museum board.

Diagramming Rule Set:

Darkest line weight and different darkness of circles represents the main circulation and the different numbers of people in circulation and density diagram. In figure ground diagram, block color represents sea and white color represents the ground.

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Circulation and Density Diagram

The Process:

Study Model

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Figure Ground Diagram

A

A

B B

1

2

3

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Section A SCALE : 1’-0”=1/8”

1 - Party Zone2 - Restroom3 - Equipment Storeroom4 - Look-Out Place5 - Chatroom

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Floor Plan SCALE : 1’-0”=1/8”

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Section B SCALE : 1’-0”=1/8”

Beach Shelter - Physical Model

SKIN AND BONES

Course: Arch 12BSemester: Fall 2011Instructor: Andy Ku

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Project Description: This Project is a study in a particular strcu-tural type and surface construction. The Skin and Bones achieves the maximum surface mass and minimum weight simuta-neously. This project uses UN Studio’s Villa NM as a foundation in the beginning when we are designing the forms and shapes.

Challenge:

The challenge is to think about the form of Villa NM and trasfer the characteristics from it to this project. The transition is criti-cal because the connections between ribs and stringers have to be strong enough in order not to let it fall apart. We also need to consider well when we are deciding the location of cut outs because it can weaken the structure if it is in an undesirable place.

Site Information:

UN Studio’s Villa NM is located in Upstate

New York, Catskills, USA.Physical Model of Ribs, Stringers, and Spars

The Process

1. Contour the digital model of Villa NM that we modeled di-agonally, and I use a ratio to determine spaces between each contours.

2. Simplify and modify the con-tours, and create 19 points on each of them.

3. Then connect the points and create the transition between them. These cionnections are the stringers and the spars.

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1 2

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Skin and Sleeves Ribs Stringers and Spars

Top View

4. Based on these lines, we can modify them by using rotating and bending tools.

5. Then, apply Material thickness to it, create supporting skeletons inside the ribs, and decide how the components are connecting to each other.

6. Next, we enter to the physical model phase.

RibsStringersSpars

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The Structure

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5B 6B

5A4A3A2A1A

4B3B2B1B

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5B

5A4A3A2A1A

4B3B

2B1B

StairsDeck

Roof

7. Then, generate a skin that covers the model from offsetting the ribs and lofting between isocurves.

8. When the Skin is done, trim it until it cov-ers 60% of the skin.

9. Then, add the transformational sleeves on to the skins. they are created through lofting between semi-circles and a part of ribs.

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Interior of Skins and Bones Structure with the deck.

10. Change the model’s scale and cut out a desirable hole in order to fit in stairs, roof and viewing-deck.

11. Done.